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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1900
Page
3
In Hilo, Hewsli Prot Henshaw reports Salina trees found in Olea forests, an extraordinary find amid claims the species was extinct in the islands. The discovery challenges prior hawaiian forestry records and highlights ten height averages in the sampled specimens.
Fragmentary note reports a large sum tied to machines and experiments. Mentions Seeman, the army, and Hostetter's product for curing stomach issues.
A strange account describes quails that seem to vanish instantly when a wave of a wand is used. The ground remains bare yet the birds appear to disappear completely from view.
Advertises Allen's Foot-Hase powder as the sole remedy for swollen burning sweating feet and bunions. Claims free sample and wide availability at all druggists and shoe stores. Provided by A Cress Allen from Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A short reflective line notes that aged virtue amounts to a sacrifice only suited to claim the devil's leftovers.
Monroe Drug Co of Unionville Missouri offers a ten cent refund for every package of PUTNAM FACELESS DYES that fails to satisfy. The note adds a quip about the aloe and its stance, reflecting local newspaper style.
An advertisement for Carter's Ink Co of Boston touts Inkling for both boys and girls, claiming it is the best writing ink in the world and offering it with a free promotion.
A girl suffers a fatal incident after her dress is stepped on causing a deadly accident. Details on location and immediate circumstances are unclear in the fragmented text.
A garbled ad column promotes Faultless Starch claiming no sticking or breaking with grocery pricing. It touts Dr Grat Gay and Kiine’s Great Nerve Restorer with a trial offer. Also featured are bits on Peerless Tobacco Works and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for babies.
An unreliable ad claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improves female health and vitality. It asserts letters from users “constantly” praise its effects on women’s well being.
Sheriff of FPistte County reports multiple victims including Dr Harrington of Fairey Mo Kilie Medacie and a law officer in a grim sequence tied to a violent incident.
In Farley Missouri an intoxicated Dr Starley Harrington killed his uncle James Wallace and mother in law Mrs William Wallace. He then shot Sheriff J P Dillingham and was killed by the sheriff’s son. A clerk Daniel Canton and others were wounded during the rampage. The motive reportedly tied to his expulsion from a local Masonic lodge. His twelve year old daughter witnessed the carnage.
Reports from Pekin indicate allied forces need reinforcements as fighting continues. Italy sends 400 marines on the Fiermosca after a Chinese capital crisis. Li Hung Chang seeks a peace envoy and a ceasefire, but Western powers await a fuller Pekin assessment before action. Conger telegraphs that Chinese troops are surrounded in the palace grounds.
James Dooley a Burlington railroad bridgeman was killed two miles east of Chaleo when a special carrying Omaha guards to Hastings encampment struck his hand car. Dooley and companions were surprised as the train rounded a curve and could not move the car in time. All others escaped injury.
Mrs. Frank Monnett wife of Ohio’s former attorney general was struck in the breast by a bullet from a Flobert rifle while in a Cumberland Avenue doorway of a Columbus apartment building. The injury is described as critical. The shooting is ruled accidental and no arrests have been made.
In Abilene Kansas Mo Crepe Berning reports eleven days of 100 degree weather with temperatures reaching 115 and strong winds. Pastures and corn suffer severe burn injuries.
Fragmentary report notes a deadly struggle at a Hamilton house involving a lamp weight and tying up a captive. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Anna Tyson wounded Darnbae while living in the same house and faces trouble over rent payments. The incident highlights ongoing disputes between the residents and authorities respond to the dispute.
Three men William Tomkiss George Tomkiss and Charles Imtis were trapped with sixty mules in slope No 3 at Lehigh Valley Primrost colliery near Mahoney City Pennsylvania. Fears grew they suffocated as rescuers battled deadly damp. Bodies of Tomkins and Imtis were later recovered near the tunnel center.
In Portageville Missouri three men led by Thomas Cook, a noted Southeast Missouri gambler, disappeared after trying to force their will. Citizens then allegedly captured the trio and drowned them in the Mississippi, with details of the incident just leaking out.
The state department released a treaty between the United States and Great Britain regarding tenure and disposition of real and personal property. Signed last year and ratified last month, the seven‑article instrument details how property of deceased citizens who die in the other country is distributed.
The largest deal in eastern Ohio closes with 14 000 acres of coal lands transferring to Cleveland capitalists in Warren Wells and Smith townships. H E Willard took the options as extensive mines will be operated and branch roads built. About half a million dollars will be paid to landowners in a few days.
Governor Chandler of Georgia received a telegram from Sheriff Brewer of Liberty County saying the Negroes there who had caused trouble in recent days had dispersed. Liberty guards were withdrawn and a cavalry troop remained on duty, though the violence appeared to have ended.
Dispatch from Ambassador Porter in Paris states Jose Castro Garcia, a Porto Rico fugitive linked to embezzlement, confessed to the charge and consented to extradition. Garcia, once a Porto Rico tax officer, disappeared after the American occupation.
Judson Fleming a wealthy farmer and his son Lawrence aged twenty were killed when a Big Four train struck their buggy at Ashley Ohio. The horse was knocked 200 feet and killed. The son had tried to drive across the track after hearing the whistle.
General Orloff reports to the war office that Russian forces defeat 7000 Chinese, capture Yuk Shi pass, and occupy Meduchir. A new ukase bars export of arms or ammunition to China.
Special telegrams report severe electrical storms in North Dakota causing heavy property and crop damage. In Nicholson Uogewell and Towanda many buildings were wrecked and freight cars were lifted from tracks. Rainfall exceeded two inches.
Mike Volland of Hastings Nebraska was thrown from his buggy while driving a fractious colt. He sustained a broken leg above the ankle with six or seven bone fragments protruding through the flesh and the injury is described as very grave.
A cattleman and farmer named Hudf was shot and killed in his own home in Custer County Oklahoma by a shooter who fired through an open window. Authorities cite the herd law as a possible motive and warn of further trouble.
The early career of William H. Seward shows a country boy leaving home on New Year’s Day 1819 to seek teaching work in Georgia. With only eighteen pence, he found a log cabin contact, won an academy headship for eight hundred dollars a year, and faced his father’s fury as he navigated independence and eventual return home.
A Detroit Free Press item narrates a vacationing coachman who travels to the upper peninsula on urgent business and leaves money for his wife Nan. She spends it on a summer dress, trips at the stables, and is kicked by a horse. The cook drenches her mistress, then falls into a hay chute, injuring herself. The wife is treated for contusions, the cook hospitalized, and the husband returns with extra pay to smooth things over.
Nature reports two great auk eggs sold at Stevens' rooms last week for 315 and 180 guineas. The top price was for an unrecorded French specimen with finest markings, establishing a new record beyond the previous 300 guineas. About 75 eggs are known to exist.
Prince Sheng, prominent as head of telegraphs in Pekin and a key railways administrator, is noted for capability and broadminded leadership. He also directs the Imperial bank, a role akin to a treasury secretary, underscoring his influence in China’s communications and finance.
A columnist compares solving a political puzzle with selecting a home site. The piece urges inspecting Wisconsin farming country along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway in Marinette County. It touts rich crops, ample work, markets, climate, and cheap land with long-time terms. Land agent C E Rollins of Chicago advertises farm purchase options.
The Taj Mahal in Agra India is described as the most magnificent architecture. It is octagonal in form and built of pure white marble inlaid with precious stones. Twenty years of labor by 22,000 workers completed the monument at a cost of 16 million dollars despite gratis labor and gifts.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers a one fare round trip excursion to Chicago for the 4th National Encampment from Aug 25 to Sept 1 1900 with return options to Sept 1 or extension to Sept 30 for 50 cents. President McKinley expected to attend. Tickets available Aug 25–29 via any Great Western agent or F H Lord Chicago address.
A fragment notes Russian women in reduced circumstances are aided by the Czarina who has organized an association. The women are mostly employed making embroidery for court dresses and ecclesiastical purposes.
A historical ad claims Halls Catarrh Cure cures constitutional catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It states a $100 reward for any case failing to cure and invites readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Canery & Co. Toledo Ohio.
An ad asserts goat disease stems from unhygienic living and diet errors, claiming heredity helps but diet is key. It urges using Cascar ets Candy Cathartic to restore health with easy natural movements at a 10 cent trial, warning against imitations.
An old instructor recalls Admiral Philip as a conscientious yet average student at the Naval Academy. The admiral reportedly was not a top forward student and only barely passed examinations.
Congress authorizes Kiowa-Comanche reservation land opening under federal laws. advertising book offers acreage and mineral lands with map for sale. Also notes calendar quirks and foot care product advertisement. Includes a land attorney contact in Perry Oklahoma and a sausage beauty remark.
A period voice extols a mother’s role in home life and education while warning of social fatigue. It argues women must balance strength with care, urging Peruna as a tonic to reinvigorate a weary world and preserve dignity and vitality.
An advertisement proclaims Pe-ru-Na the one medicine women can rely on for various weak disorders linked to mucous membrane inflammation. It claims the product acts as a universal cure for catarrh in any organ and asserts it cures ailments where other remedies fail.
A Minnesota reader from Minneapolis praises Pino's Cure as an effective cough remedy in a January 6, 1900 letter to the paper, endorsing its treatment of persistent coughs.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses honesty as a social policy tied to affordability and premiums. It contrasts throwing physics to dogs with selecting the right partner, asserting a girl should marry the right man once found. The passage reflects moral earnestness and gendered expectations.
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